Monument record MDO40093 - Enclosure, Sixpenny Handley

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Summary

A rectangular enclosure visible as a cropmark on air photographs. The enclosure is circa 22 metres by 20 metres and possibly has an associated trackway.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SU 00321604. Rectangular enclosure, area 0.05 ha., visible on air photographs. 22 m by 20 m, possibly associated with a trackway, but conceivably sepulchral. <1>


<1> Bowen, H C, 1991, The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory, 30, Sixpenny Handley 67 (Monograph). SDO14864.

<1.1> British Gas Corporation, BGC VAP 9471 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18711.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 871851 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Bowen, H C. 1991. The Archaeology of Bokerley Dyke: Inventory. 30, Sixpenny Handley 67. [Mapped feature: #357618 ]
  • <1.1> Aerial Photograph: British Gas Corporation. BGC VAP 9471.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 871851.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0032 1604 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 138
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 871851
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sixpenny Handley 67

Record last edited

Oct 26 2022 4:07PM

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